MOUNT PLEASANT. Special harvest thanksgiving services were held In the Presbyterian Church last Sunday morning and evening in the Mount and at South Rhine in the after noon. The preacher for the day was the Rev. H. G. Dwyer, of Gawler. who delivered earnest and appropriate mes sages suitable for the day.- There wer. large attendances at all the service;., special anthems were rendered by the choir, led by Mrs. Gehling at the organ. There was a beautiful display of all the fruits and flowers of the season, sheaves of wheat and bread, all arranged by the young ladies of the church and choir. Tile ihniik offerings for the work cf the oli'irch u ere responsive and liberal. The challenge mutch of the Murray Ranges Tennis Association was played on the Mount Pleasant courts between Eden Valley and Mannuni Clubs last Saturday. There were a large number of visitors pr. seiit, who were interested In watching tin- contest, which was a very keen cm-, tile scores running neck and n&amp;lt;-c...

inAAWVVYVWVVWnrWYYYWYYMnrw>nnririra IF — AT THE LOCAL OPTION POLL ->ON — SATURDAY MARCH 26th The Prohibitionists were to secure a majority of votes in this district, one-third of the hotels in this district only would be closed. The vote you cast WILL NOT AFFECT HOTELS IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT. The owners and licencees of hotels by this Poll WOULD NOT GET A PENNY COMPENSATION. The residents Jwho wished to get alcoholic beverages would simply have to go to the nearest or most convenient hotel. The remaining hotels would therefore get the BENEFIT OF THE MONOPOLY by the trade thus diverted from one locality to another. REMEMBER—IF PROHIBIT/ON WERE TO COME THE WINE INDUSTRY that has such great possibilities before it, WOULD BE, RUINED. THE BARLEY-GROWERS WOULD LOSE THEIR MARKET by the closing of the breweries. Vote This Way: That tfa* Number of Licence* be Reduced That the Number of Licence* be NAT INCREASED or SEDUCED That the Licensing Court may in its dis> oration Increase the ...

WEDDING. A very pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Michael's Church, Ambleside, on Tuesday, March 1, when Hulda A, only daughter ot Mrs. W. H, Nitschke, of Llttlehampton, and Dr. W. A Grote, son of Mr. 0. Grote, of Tweedvale, were united in matrimony by Pastor Schultze. The bride, -who wore a pretty georgette frock with beaded - trimming, entered , the church on the arm of her brother, Mr.W. Nitschke, to the strains of the "Wedding March," played by Mrs-By-i The bridesmaids were Misses G. Bartmann and A Deck; while little Miss Braendler acted . as flower girl. The bridegroom was attended by bis brother-in-law, Mr^ B. Nitschke, The church was beautifully decorated. While the bridal partyretired to the vestry, Miss f' Storch sang. ^'Because" . After. She. cenuncnw. n»v;adJ6iin^^ - - to the Dnloh HoteV where the wed- ' ding breakfast took place,. and on (heir way the.local school children - greeted the happy couple by holding ■ streamers acrpsB the road. V At the breakfast, a targe n...

HILLS CRICKET ASSOCIATION rue secretary ot the Mount Barker Cricket Club advises that the final match for the association's shield will take place between Mount Barker (minor premiers) and Kangaillla at Echunga on Saturday, The Mount Barker club has had a remarkably successful season, and easily leads In premiership points.

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MANNUM COUNCIL The monthly meeting of the above council was held on Friday evening, Mar^n 4. Present—Councillors G. 11. Mann (Chair) and aii councillors and the clerk. Correspondence. From Local Government Department advising payment of £600 to credit of Government Grants Account. From Local Government Association that Model By-Law U gave council the power to deal with advertising signs. Moved by Councillor Mann, seconded by Councillor Buckley that an adver tisement be inserted 'in local paper cgjling attention to the by-law. -Car ried. t " The engineer-in-chief" wrote there was no provision in his department for planting of willows on the river. ,ue Irrigation Commission advised that sand drifts would' be sown this season. Local Government Association .ad vised that the -. half-yearly meeting would be held on. March XI. Coun cillor Dahl appointed uuiegate. Irrigation Commission" forwarded plans of opening and closing roads at Neeta. Plan to he signed. B. W. Lang's application for l...

liquor wm mm. L.V.A. PRESIDENT'S VIEWS. At Mount Barker on Friday evening last, some interesting information regarding the Liquor Trade's; poll#? in this State was given in a speech by Mr. M. J, Noonan, President of the South Australian Incensed Victuallers Association. Mr. JMoonan stated that those re sponsible for the taking of the Local Option poll (n the various dlstriats in South Australia were really the people who comprised the Prohibition League. They were seeking a reduc tion of hotels as a drat instalment of prohibition, aud it was against the policy of prohibition that he proposed to speak. If they said "No," but that the question was one of the reduction of hotels only, well, he did not mind, and it would make his task: an easier one, He would Join issue with them on tbe Question as to whether thommber of hotel# in any particular districtwaa a good or a bad tiling, ibe prohibitionists said tbe reduction of liawor bars would eventuallymean better betels for accommodation....

OAKBANK DOUBLE. Plenty of interest is being infused iu the selection of the Oakbank double -r-Hurdles and Steeple—now that the weights have been issued. A cursory' glance over the weights does hot dis close anything that has been thrown into either .race, and Mr, Goudie has set a solid problem. Much will depend on the strength of the, interstate representation. U those behind Brenda's Son consider he has not been weighted out of the race he might have to be reckoned with, but it seems futile to discuss these horses until nearer the day, when something definite is known of their movements. Those that appeal most at this stage are:— Hurdle Race. Adit 9 7 Deuce .... 9 7 Chatain 10 1 Red Checker 10 10 Great Eastern Steeple. Pine Time 10 1 Brenda's Son 12 12 Mount Cooper 10 8 Namera 10 -5

MOUNT BARKER FOOTBALL CLUB. Tlie .annual general meeting of the Mount Barker Football Club was lield in the Institute on Monday evening, when Mr; Bruce Barker presided over a splendid attendance. Mr. Barker said that after consider able difficulty the books of the club had come to hand by that eyening'a train, and fortunately the committee was in a position to give the minutes of the last meeting, and also the finan cial position of the club. The minutes were read and con firmed and the balance sheet was read. This, showed that the income of the club from all sources had brought in £105 15/1.. The expenses amounted ; to £100 0/4, while the accident fund was in credit to the amount of £2 lit/. Mr. Barker said that the balance sheet had not been aundited, and also that some of the amounts'which-were shown as paid had not been paid. The Taxation Department had not been paid either, and he bad received word form the department that the amount due had to be paid forthwith, and he had sen...

GAWLER SELECTIONS. Despite the small stakes, fields at Gawier on Saturday promise to he of healthy proportions. Several Oak hank candidates are included in the respective jumping events, and there will be 5 lb. penalties kicking about. Selections:— 1.0—First Trial Stakes: LORD READING or PRINCE ACRE. 1,35—Hurdle Race: ILLAMURTA. or SENSATION. 2.15—Second Trials; NEURANIPPIE or AMANT, 2.55—Mortimer Handicap: IAMBER or ER1NGA. 3.30—Brush Steeple : UNOHOjp or RING UP. 4.5—Third Trials: STEPPING STONE or BELLUM. 4.40—Welter: SOUTHGATE or SUSPENSION. 5.20—March Handicap: TRILLO or CERULEAN. If Fine Time starts in the Steeple chase on Saturday he will be ridden by the Victorian horseman D. Wraight, who will have charge of the gelding in the Great Eastern Steeplechase. It is no secret that this son of King Pis tol is very well, and his Owner has eeupled Wm wttft A^ifcaMUl